The Social Reach : Online Media’s Impact on Culture
by Vicky Czarniecki September 9, 2010Social media is a cultural tool. It plays so many roles. Social Media is a community, a sounding board, an educator, recommender, direction giver, exploration tool, news/weather and alert giver. Think of all the cool, new things you’ve found organically as a result of social media. If you are active on Twitter, you know what I mean. All of these uses facilitate connection. You share with a friend, they share with a friend, and the list goes on and on. By sharing what we find it becomes ingrained in our society, effecting and growing our cultural mindset.
